8x03: They Don't Know About Us
Recap by Misty Flores
Previously on LHDP: Curtis woke up from his coma without any threat of brain damage, but under the assumption that Pepa loved him. Pepa and Silvia reconciled at the hospital while Pepa held vigil over him. Sara once again defied orders and went undercover at the discotech, forcing Aitor to go after her under orders by Don Lorenzo. She was roofied, and when he brought her home compromised, Paco mistook and dunked Aitor, ordering Aitor to stay away from Sara. Paco, Mariano and Aitor went on a mission and came back with a tub full of chemicals.
Meanwhile, Rita and Montoya went on a double date but while Montoya made it with Rita's cousin, Rita's daughter got sick and ruined Rita's night, forcing Rita to call Montoya for help to take her to the hospital.
EPISODE 8x03: They Don't Know About Us
PACO'S HOUSE
Aitor, Mariano and Paco bring home their container of ooze. They try to sneak it past a sleeping Povedilla, but as it starts leaking, they dump it in the toilet. Mariano instructs Aitor to spend the night – it's too late for him to go all the way home. Paco insists he sleep with him.
Later, Paco can't sleep. He gets up. This wakes up Sara, who is still recovering from her drugging at the club. As Paco wakes up Mariano (who is spooning Povedilla) to tell him he's going to change all of Aitor's assignments so that he won't have a second alone with Sara, Sara goes to Paco's room and startles Aitor. Mariano talks sense into Paco as Aitor tries to get Sara out of her father's room before he catches her in there.
When Mariano opens the door, Aitor hides. As Sara is stuck under the covers with Mariano, Aitor sneaks into Sara's room to avoid Paco, only to have Paco enter the room thinking he's Sara. Mariano and Paco talk to both Sara and Aitor, thinking each is the other. Aitor realizes Paco's devotion to Lucas and his daughter, Sara, what Aitor has been going through.
In the morning, the trio realizes with horror that the containor has spilled sludge all over the bathroom. Aitor suggest they put some in a soup and have Silvia analyze it.
Povedilla wakes up and sees Montoya exiting Rita's house. Montoya invites Rita for a cup of coffee. They have an intimate, happy moment and head off arm in arm. Povedilla is desolate. Mariano tells him to stay home from work since he's not feeling well, and Aitor and Paco sneak the canister out of the house behind his back.
AT CACHI'S
Rita and Montoya arrive happily to have their coffee. When Montoya goes to the bathroom, Rita is greeted by her cousin Maga. Maga excitedly spills the beans about her night with Montoya. Rita is quietly devastated. Montoya comes out and realizes what has happened, and watches somberly as Rita leaves with him Maga and makes a hasty exit.
THE BRIEFING ROOM
Everyone enters. Aitor watches Sara somberly. Montoya comes in to look at Rita, but Rita immediately avoids him and turns to speak to Sara. Montoya starts the meeting by noting that Aitor has all the night shifts assigned to him. He tells Mariano to fix it.
Pepa sticks her head in.
PEPA: Can I?
Montoya nods his head yes. Pepa excitedly enters and smiles.
RITA: Good morning, Pepa!
PEPA: Ladies and Gentlemen, with all of you, the man of the hour!
In walks in Curtis! The group goes crazy, clapping with happiness as Curtis steps in. Curtis stands in front.
CURTIS: Well... what can I say... the next time you need me, I'll be there, with both balls. With whatever you need... it's what I am, right? A fucking cop. And... I just have to say...
He reaches for Pepa's fingers. Pepa stops smiling immediately.
CURTIS: I have a feeling that this life is going to be much more beautiful than the one before it.
Pepa gives him a glance. He winks at her. She can only manage a plastic smile back. Paco and Mariano give each other befuddled glances.
Everyone starts clapping, but Aitor, who is locked into his own personal turmoil as he glances at Sara. Pepa leads Curtis carefully to his chair.
MONTOYA: Great, we'll continue. The case against the clubs. Sara Miranda, if I remember correctly, it was a direct order from a superior.
SARA: Yes.
MONTOYA: Where are you with the arrest warrant?
SARA: Well, I went to -
AITOR: - Come on, man. Agent Miranda takes those orders and shoves them up her ass. Right, princess? That's a perk of being the granddaughter of the Commissioner, right? Those little things-
MONTOYA: Carrasco.
Everyone stares at Aitor, as he settles back in his chair.
MONTOYA: Miranda. Have you closed it or haven't you?
Sara is shaken.
SARA: ... No. No, but the circumstances have changed and now I have proof-
AITOR: What you have is a great pair of tits, Sarita. That's what you have.
Pepa sits up, openly angry. Paco turns his head.
AITOR: And the need to dress like a whore , flirt with the owner, give him a strip tease to get him to give you information. What'd you do, fuck him in the bathroom?
Pepa jolts out of her chair, Paco does the same. Gonzalo holds Paco back.
AITOR: Hey, hey, hey - relax, ok?
GONZALO: Pepa. Sit down.
Pepa sits down reluctantly. Sara stares at Aitor, horrified.
AITOR: Maybe the girl likes to do it in weird places. The first time , she mounted me on a fucking pool table-
Paco lunges, Gonzalo keeps in front of him.
MONTOYA: Carrasco, you shut up or you'll be dismissed!
Sara, aghast, runs from the room. Paco and Pepa are beside themselves with fury. Gonzalo leans into Aitor.
MONTOYA: If you ever talk like that about a colleague, I'll send you on a stake out in a fucking desert. Are we clear? Look me in the fucking face! Are we clear?
Aitor looks and nods.
MONTOYA: Good. This afternoon you go and you close that club. That's all.
Montoya catches Rita's eye. She immediately avoids him and heads out of the room. Aitor is overwhelmed at what he's done. As Pepa leads out Curtis, she throws him a scathing glare. Paco carefully pushes her out.
Paco and Mariano wait for Aitor to come down, and begins to threaten him. Aitor explains that now Sara hates him, as ordered. He goes to leave, Paco orders him to stay with him. Aitor says the order is bullshit, because Paco doesn't treat him like an officer in his unit, but some random hoodlum he has to watch over. He leaves.
Paco starts after him but is accosted by Silvia.
SILVIA: Hey, you have to give me the ingredients to this soup, because I've analyzed it, and it's amazing. It's got all the best elements: proteins, vitamins, minerals... heavy metals , phosphates, and the star ingredient: uranium.
MARIANO: Fuck.
SILVIA: Well, are you going to tell me what this is about?
The boys react.
PACO: Fuck. FUCK! I've got a tub of this shit leaking in my bathtub! Fuck!
IN PACO'S BATHROOM, Povedilla is beginning to react to the stuff. He takes off his glasses.
PACO: We found it in... in... a storage shed of Enselmo Ruiz.
SILVIA: What are you telling me, Paco? Uranium is controlled by the Agency of Atomic Energy, you don't buy it off the street! We need to report this now!
They catch her.
PACO: Silvia, Silvia! Please. Please, Silvia!
IN PACO'S BATHROOM, Povedilla starts a bath, not seeing the uranium drenched all over the tub.
PACO: We didn't find it. We broke into this place. We just wanted a look at the property. And then we broke open the shed and the place was stock full of this shit. And we stole one.
SILVIA: Paco, that's about six or seven violations.
POVEDILLA strips.
SILVIA: if they catch you, they'll take your badge.
MARIANO: Exactly. Exactly. Silvia, we're not going to stop until we find legal proof, you'll see. Rest easy, in 24 hours we'll have something fat to report.
PACO: Fat and clean. Please. Please, Silvia.
Silvia crosses her arms, distressed, as Mariano pulls Paco away. Povedilla prepares to enter the bath.
THE BULLPEN
Montoya sees Rita once again avoiding him. He tries to track her down but she manages to avoid him. Eventually he corners her. Rita denies avoiding him, but when Montoya tells her he wanted to explain about Maga but didn't have a chance, Rita explodes and tells him they spent the whole damn time together. He had every chance. She calms down and tells him she understands, but she didn't understand why he lied.
IN THE BATHROOM
Sara sobs, and tries to get herself together.
The bathroom door opens with a BANG. An enraged Pepa SHOVES Aitor inside.
PEPA: You little shit! What the fuck do you think? Tell it to me now.
She shoves him again, knocking him into the bathroom stall door.
PEPA: Tell me now, now that we're not in the office.
She grabs his face. SILVIA runs in, trying to get between them.
SILVIA: Pepa!
PEPA: Tell me now, come on! What's wrong, you don't have the balls?
Silvia shoves her away. Sara listens intently.
SILVIA: Come on, it can't be that big a deal.
Pepa glares at her.
PEPA: Not that big a deal? To say that your niece is a whore?
Silvia turns to Aitor, sympathy fleeing.
SILVIA: What?
PEPA: That she fucks witnesses, and that she fucked this little shit on a pool table? It's not that big a deal?
Pepa grabs Aitor.
PEPA: You're going to die, you know that, kid?
Silvia opens the stall door and watches as Pepa grabs Aitor and dunks his head in the stall.
PEPA: You're a shit, Aitor, you're a fucking SHIT.
This is the third time Aitor's been dunked, first time he REALLY DESERVES IT. Still, he's over it. He screams in frustration and pushes back, knocking Pepa back into Silvia.
Pepa loses it, ready to attack him, but Silvia, hands around her lover, holds her at bay.
SILVIA: Pepa. PEPA! PEPA!
(Transcriber's note – gotta love how only Marian can say 'Pepa' three times and have each time mean something completely different.)
Aitor glares at Pepa. Pepa glares at Aitor. Silvia tries to difusse the situation.
SILVIA: Why did you humiliate Sara that way? Don't you know you're her only friend since Lucas left?
It's the last straw.
AITOR: Fucking Lucas isn't HERE! The fucking hero is too occupied saving the world to have one fucking minute to come see Sara.
Pepa and Silvia stay quiet, realizing what's really going on. Sara listens intently.
AITOR: And I'm her friend, right Silvia? Well you're wrong. I'm much more than that. I'm the guy that takes her to the doctor. I'm the guy that carries her out of the club when she's drunk and I'm the guy who deals with the consequences. And I'm the guy that's going on three years – THREE YEARS – dreaming of being with her.
They stay quiet. Aitor comes close to Pepa.
AITOR: You're in love, aren't you Pepa?
Pepa glances down at her shoulder – at Silvia.
AITOR: Could you stand by, day after day, beside the person you love the most, saving the spot for someone else? And trying to distance yourself, because you don't want to get in the middle of that? Because that's what Paco's asking, because Lucas isn't here. And you know what? It's done. Because Lucas – Lucas is where he wants to be. And here the only one who doesn't know that is Sara. And I'm fucking fed up. I'm fucking fed up with saving the spot for someone else! Fed up. Because that space is empty, dammit.
Silvia stares somberly at Pepa. Pepa turns and returns the loaded stare.
In the stall, Sara breaks down crying again.
Paco's House
Paco and Mariano arrive and argue about AItor and Sara some more, and also about the proper way to dispose of uranium without killing themselves.
THE GARAGE
Silvia's on the phone with Montoya as she packs some things in her car and heads for the passenger door.
SILVIA: It's involving the king, that could have a link to the death of Alselmo Ruiz. No, Gonzalo, I'm going alone. It's just a routine check. Okay, see you later.
She hangs up, but before she can move, Pepa's on her, blanketing her from behind.
PEPA: Freeze.
Silvia goes from startled to amusingly resigned.
PEPA: You're under arrest.
Pepa stuffs Silvia's phone back in her pocket, but when Silvia tries to turn to her, she grabs her hands.
PEPA: Put your hands on the car. I'm going to frisk you, so don't move.
Silvia sighs, but goes with it. Pepa carefully lifts her back until she's leaning back into her arms. Silvia doesn't want to play-
SILVIA: Pepa-
PEPA: Shhhh.
Silvia obediently (but grudgingly) shuts up. Pepa begins her 'search', smoothing her hands up Silvia's and over her biceps, behind her head, breathing her in, reveling in it. Now Silvia's getting into it, turned on.
Pepa jerks back Silvia's jacket and palms her breasts.
PEPA: I accuse you of abandoning me. Of hitting me.
She jerks her boot between Silvia, forcing her legs apart, and leans down, smoothing her hand up Silvia's leg, not stopping until she's brushing Silvia's groin.
Silvia's eyes flutter.
Pepa does the other leg. Silvia's trembling but trying to hold it together. Pepa grabs her ass forcefully and slams into her from behind.
PEPA: And for ignoring me repeatedly.
Her voice is stained with lust. She's gone. She reaches around Silvia's waist and starts to unbutton her jeans.
Silvia's eyes fly open-
SILVIA: Pepa-
Pepa just shushes her, lost as she sinks her hand into Silvia's jeans. Silvia tries one last time-
SILVIA: Pepa we have to talk.
PEPA: No.
She goes in deeper. Silvia's fight withers as Pepa's hand moves against her.
PEPA: We're the way we are because of talking. There's no more talking.
SILVIA: Well, if you don't want us to talk?
She gives up and turns.
SILVIA: We won't talk.
She slams Pepa into the car and they begin to kiss heatedly. Silvia shrugs off Pepa's jacket, and as Pepa smiles in victory. Silvia grins and they kiss again, tangling fingers as Silvia licks her way up Pepa's chest.
That causes a surge in Pepa, who grabs hold of Silvia's mane and pushes her back against the other car. As she kisses her neck, Silvia smiles, because it's Pepa kissing her, and they're FINALLY back together (we're with you, Silvia).
They continue their making out as Pepa unbuttons Silvia's shirt. When she finally gets it open, she freezes.
Silvia blinks uncertainly, glancing down to see what the frack Pepa's looking at.
PEPA: How beautiful!
Silvia smiles as Pepa admires Silvia's rack.
PEPA: Where did you buy the bra?
Silvia grins as Pepa begins to run her hands over Silvia's breasts. She hears the door begin to open.
Immediately Pepa jerks Silvia down, pushing her to her knees and hiding her from sight.
Curtis peeks in.
Unaware, Silvia goes with it, flipping up Pepa's shirt and going for her buttons on the front of her jeans. Pepa slaps her hand away.
CURTIS: Pepa.
Pepa tries to look as innocent as possible.
PEPA: Hi, Curtis.
CURTIS: I was looking for you do. Do you have a minute?
Silvia, cockblocked, winces and sinks down.
PEPA: Yes.
PACO'S HOUSE
Mariano tells Paco that Aitor has a point. They don't treat him like one of the group and they should, because he's always backed them up. They go into the bathroom and stop short when they see Povedilla in the tub. They scramble out.
IN THE GARAGE
Silvia hides behind the car, listening as Curtis talks to an uncomfortable Pepa.
CURTIS: Well, I talked to the nurses and they told me that the entire time I was under you were by my side. They're going to put your name on the fucking chair.
Pepa laughs.
CURTIS: Pepa you… in the ambulance you said that you loved me.
Pepa's smile drops, knowing where this is going.
CURTIS: Is it true? You love me?
Pepa sucks in her breath and does it.
PEPA: [whispering] yes.
Curtis is beside himself. Pepa is too, for a different reason. Silvia listens intently.
CURTIS: You know, I've always been 'Curtis with the sideburns'. The fucking monkey. The otter. And my whole life, having problems with the girls. Being a fool. Like in that movie 'Fuga de Cerebros (TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE – what is WITH this movie? Every freakin' episode we have to hear about it! Is it really that awesome or are they just paying Paco's a friggin' sum to promote it?) where they go to Oxford to find the woman of their dreams, and it turns out that the girl of everybody's dreams… loves me.
Pepa has panic in her eyes, but dares not say a word. Her eyes widen when Curtis inches forward, and she realizes what he's doing.
She's horrified, but can't bring herself to stop it. When he kisses her, she scrunches her eyes and tries to endure it.
Silvia, witnessing this, looks completely aghast and disgusted.
Curtis breaks the kiss with a gasp. Pepa looks at him in concern.
PEPA: Curtis.
CURTIS: I hurt like a motherfucker, but I had to tell you. And now if you'll excuse me, all this emotion can't be good for my wounds.
Pepa lets him go, but sighs in what the heck she's gotten herself into.
THE BULLPEN
Maga shows up with tickets for a show to see with Montoya. Montoya tries to blow her off, but when Maga is devastated, Rita intervenes and tells Maga Montoya is one of the best men she knows and would never do that. Montoya takes the hint and asks Maga out to dinner. Rita walks away from them, holding in her own heartbreak.
THE GARAGE
Pepa walks meekly back to Silvia and takes her place across from her lover, unable to look her in the eye.
Silvia eyes her knowingly. Pepa doesn't offer an explanation. Silvia gets up.
SILVIA: Have I missed something? I'm just saying…
Pepa gnaws on her fingernail nervously.
SILVIA: I think that HE thinks that you two are dating.
Pepa furrows her brow, and nods silently. Silvia nods, and waits for Pepa to explain herself.
Nervously, Pepa presses her hands together in supplication, and begins to babble.
PEPA: Fuck, Silvia. Let's see. It's just – In the ambulance, I told him that I loved him, okay?
Silvia is skeptical but listens.
PEPA: And now what? I tell him, "Look, Curtis, I'm sorry but the 'I love you' was in case you died"? I can't.
Silvia sighs, a reluctant smile emerging as Pepa's hopelessness.
PEPA: So… two weeks. Princess, two weeks.
She comes closer, begging Silvia to understand.
PEPA: Let him heal a little bit, I feel so bad, please, Princess, please-
Silvia just takes a hold of Pepa and shuts her up with a tender kiss.
As the kiss lingers, Silvia leans away and looks at her lovingly. Pepa smiles down at her.
PACO'S BATHROOM
Paco and Mariano lock Povedilla inside the bathroom and break to him that he's taken a bath in uranium. They fret about what to do. Paco decides to call Aitor.
THE LOCKERROOM
Montoya gets ready for dinner, as Curtis sits in a daze. Montoya asks him what's up, and Curtis replies that he's been shot and died for a minute, but he feels like it's Christmas, because he has a girl. A unique girl. Pepa Miranda. Montoya blinks, but goes with it. He confesses to Curtis that he's in love with Rita. Curtis blinks, but goes with it. He advises Montoya to pick Rita up tonight and take her on a date, and confess to her everything he's told Curtis. The cousin walks and tells Montoya she'll wait outside. Curtis tells Montoya it's a good thing he's off the market, because otherwise he'd go with him on this date and pick up the pieces. Montoya thanks him.
AT THE CLUB
Sara shows up at the club, defying orders to close it AGAIN, and ends up in major trouble when she realizes they know she's a cop and that so was Aitor. She tries to deny it, but panics and calls Aitor. When they realize that's what she's doing, they search her and find a gun. The owner of the club forces her to snort pure cocaine.
PACO'S HOUSE
Aitor shows up as the boys are wrapping Povedilla up in plastic. They explain to him that he completes them as a trio. Povedilla, thinking he's dying, sputters that he gives Rita his blessing to move on but ONLY with Montoya. No one else. Aitor resolves to take him to the hospital but finds himself distracted when Sara calls. Paco tries to keep him from answering but Aitor stands his ground and takes the call. When he realizes Sara is in trouble, he jets out of there, leaving Paco and Mariano alone to deal with a dying Povedilla.
AT THE LOCKER ROOM
Rita comes into the locker room and tells Curtis that Montoya has invited her on the date, and is clueless as to what it means. She resolves not to go, but Curtis spills the beans – that Montoya loves her and is planning to explain everything that night. Rita is overcome with emotion and kisses Curtis.
AT THE DINNER
Montoya waits fitfully for Rita to arrive, but is surprised when Marga reveals that she knows Montoya loves Rita, because she feels like he's never actually seen her. She explains to him who she is, and who she is turns out to be AMELIE. Seriously. It's a little weird and crazy. It's a whole mini Amelie movie. I have no idea. Anyways... Somehow this touches Montoya, so that when Rita comes in, he breaks her heart by thanking her for introducing her to Marga. Marga is thrilled that he has chosen her. Rita excuses herself to go to the bar, and sobs.
AT THE CLUB
Aitor shows up, guns ablazing to try and save Sara. The club owner holds her hostage.
AT PACOs
Mariano and Paco, helpless, begin to pray over Povedilla, and call Silvia in a panic for help.
Paco drifts off, thinking of how he has mistreated Rita and how he hopes he finds someone who deserves her.
Silvia finally shows up as he passes out.
PACO: Silvia! Silvia! He's dying on us, Silvia! He's dying! He took a bath in the uranium in the morning and he's dying!
SILVIA: Come on, Paco. Don't make jokes.
PACO: He's DYING!
He points to Povedilla. Silvia finally sees what's happening.
SILVIA: Fuck!
She runs to him.
SILVIA: He's CHOKING! How could you put him in plastic without any sort of ventilation?
She rips open the plastic.
MARIANO: Silvia… it was… to contain it – for the contamination, you understand, right?
Silvia is too busy giving Povedilla CPR to care about any excuses.
AT THE CLUB
The club owner dumps Sara's face in the pile of cocaine, choking her on it. Aitor has no choice and drops the guns.
AT PACO'S
Silvia desperately tries to save Povedilla.
As the club owner releases Sara, Povedilla comes to with a gulp of breath.
SILVIA: Look, Paco. The type of uranium you found is less pure form of it. It's about 40 or 50 % less radioactive. And in what you gave me there was very little. Jose Luis, you may not have taken the best bath but you're not going to die from this.
POVEDILLA: The blisters-
SILVIA: It's chickenpox. Rita told me that you were with Sabenita yesterday, and that she has the chickenpox.
Aitor continues the standoff at the club as Sara coughs from her inhalation of cocaine.
SILVIA: I went to the storage shed. There is only four chickens and a cage full of rabbits. There's not one barrel.
The club owner and the thugs leave with the cocaine as Sara falls to the floor, spasming in a seizure.
SILVIA: So where is the uranium?
Mariano gets a beep. He pulls out his phone. GPS tracking that was put on the truck by Aitor last episode has picked up the signal.
MARIANO: Here. That Aitor! The truck is moving! The truck is moving on the road, Silvia. The truck with the barrels! All of them! We have the coordinates! We know where they are, all of them!
AT THE CLUB
Left alone with Sara, Aitor gathers her close and dials frantically for an ambulance. He waits in the empty club, and begs her not to die, offering her a tentative kiss. Sara struggles, but stuns Aitor when she uses what little strength she has to kiss him again on the lips. Aitor holds her and tries not to panic as she drifts off.
End EPISODE
NEXT: Episode 8x04: As Pepa and Silvia carry on their affair behind Curtis' back, Curtis asks Silvia for advice on how to be with Pepa. Meanwhile, Montoya continues to carry on with Maga, as Rita silently suffers, and Aitor decides to pursue Sara, marriage be damned, when she kisses him back.